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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0944.043 2014-2016 County Dept.of Environmental Mgmt. County Dept.of Research&Develop. DANIEL K.PALEKA,JR., CHAIR Hawaii Food Industry Association Council Member Hawaii Paper Products (1;177 k+yy Hawaii Restaurant Association District 5—Puna Mauka ' + , Hawai`i Wildlife Fund �1 " KYD,Inc.dba K.Yamada Distributors • • .�.,r '/ *': �:���.�•.� • Recycle Hawaii State Dept.of Business Economic Develop.&Tourism MARGARET WILLS, CO-CHAIR '�. �f ,••., ��.;=� State Dept.of Health Council Member °i "". Suisan Co.Ltd District 9—Kohala Surfrider Foundation Sustainable Island Products Triple F Distributing Kona HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL Hawai`i Island Packaging Sustainability Initiative Stakeholders (HIPSIS) Task Force 25 Aupuni Street,Suite 1402 I Hilo,Hawaii 96720 I Phone:(808)961-8263 I Fax:(808)961-89121 Email:hipsis808@gmail.com MEMORANDUM o c : DATE: November 15, 2016 0 TO: Dru Kanuha, Council Chair And All Members of the Hawai`i County Council FROM: aniel K. Paleka, Jr. Council Member HIPSIS Task Force Third Session Meeting Chair SUBJECT: Final Report of the HIPSIS Task Force for Council Term 2014-2016: Appendix A Upon the request of various HIPSIS Task Force members, please replace the attached with Appendix A of Communication 944.42. Any questions, please contact my staff at(808) 961-8536. Mahalo for your attention and execution of this matter! oenert Na -l � I144 Ref. To: IFTER Ref. Date NV 15 2016 Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Pupukahi i holomua! I In unity we move forward! APPENDIX Hawaii Island Packaging Sustainability Initiative Stakeholders (HIPSIS) Task Force Thursday, October 6th 10:00a.m. — 3:00p.m. Hilo Council Chambers 3rd Session AGENCY/ENTITY SIGNATURE PRINT C OF H ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ;o. / ( r4 ()Sry 9 C OF H RESEARCH& r l k7( DEVELOPMENT HAWAII FOOD INDUSTRY / ok LA\re --Z; HAWAII PAPER PRODUCTS HAWAII RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION C(� (-{� k, N - j C A HAWAII WILDLIFE FUND KYD, INC. DBA K. YAMADA . DISTRIBUTORS RECYCLE HAWAII � (-V � �' ` \ ( S OF H DEPT OF BUSINESS ECONOMIC DEVELOP & TOURISM S OF H DEPT OF HEALTH .',C / O/ e1/0)1 Oga2ZWI. SUSIAN CO., LTD / ' pHe C1/4- SURFRIDER FOUNDATION ta, SUSTAINABLE ISLAND / -el (-7,606toth 9-e'r PRODUCTS TRIPLE F DISTRIBUTING KONA COUNCIL MEMBER MARGARET WILLE COUNCIL MEMBER DANNY de itirtn P4I,r.L PALEKA L c -hc - /LA CS��-42R� SA) County Dept.of Environmental Mgmt. County Dept.of Research&Develop. DANIEL K.PALEKA,JR., CHAIR Hawaii Food Industry Association Council Member Hawaii Paper Products N<v,qF p� Hawaii Restaurant Association District 5—Puna Mauka .c.,.. ,^ .''•.`'��•, \`�., Hawai`i Wildlife Fund ,i ��� �- . KYD,Inc.dba K.Yamada Distributors , ''',-*::•'%'.•••, • : Recycle Hawaii =& State Dept.of Business Economic Develop.&Tourism °4— HIPSIS TASK FORCE THIRD SESSION MINUTES Page 2 of 13 CM-MW: compromise and work together and something we can all agree to and cut out half the (cont`d) people. With that discussion and looking at different tracks and skills and support it moving forward and what we all can do to promote better environment and minimize cost and convenience. It might be (beneficial) looking at, for a couple minutes, as to what is our mission? It's largely, marine health and don't want litter, but how do we make this environment in term aid packaging in the most ecofriendly alternatives without unduly costly and for me we all care environment cost and convenience but should not trump harm to environment. Very much working tog there and first focused on Styrofoam issues and this should be a first step and no longer doing but coming out with something that we could ban Styrofoam with the exception of liquid over 165 degrees which seems to be ..maybe improvements whether an increase of expense after listening last meeting, I dropped that and moved towards drafting that the county vendors and county facility uses to act as an example rather an immediate imposition to the common public and give them timing in terms when things have to get in but given the timing I did submit and now is a public record basically restrict county vendors and users of the facilities and the July 1, 2018, be an example. Working on project with Kohala Elementary teacher and Richard Ha with litter and resource production is in. CRF came to testify and why they think is important also giving money to the fisheries. Project approach that will go towards to marine health. CHAIR-DP: I understand CM-MW but with bill itself, we can hammer in front of council. Possibility with task force recommending it. RH-PB: I agree with Co-Chair Wille's proposal to revise her proposed Bill so that the County of Hawaii should take the lead in adopting a ban of single-use EPS non-compostable dinner ware at County facilities and functions, in essence, leading by example in emphasizing the importance of reducing the use of products derived from fossil fuels. The Kona Kohala Chamber of Commerce is unique among all statewide Chambers of Commerce in that for over ten years it has been running a Sustainability Committee for West Hawaii businesses (originally called the Kuleana Green Business Committee)putting emphasis on `aina in sustAlNAbility. Initiatives include adopting the Hawaii State Aloha Plus Challenge (six targets to be reached by 2030 in sustainability,renewable energy and preservation of natural resources), Earth & Ocean Festivals, environmentally conscious investing, etc. There are a number of environmental groups working locally to adopt these types of initiatives which are no less important than extending the survival rate on the planet. The International Geological Congress is proposing a new geologic epoch--the Anthropocene epoch to have started circa 1950 with, among other human-caused factors affecting the global environment,the proliferation of petro-chem-- see https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/aug/29/declare-anthropocene-epoch- experts-urge-geological-congress-human-impact-earth. One concept that has made significant inroads with businesses and governments in Canada, Europe and mainland states is EPR-Extended Producer Responsibility- which includes focus on the entire life- cycle of any product, including packaging and the reduction/recycling/reuse thereof. HIP SIS TASK FORCE THIRD SESSION MINUTES Page 3 of 13 HFIA-TK: The goal of this task force is to reduce marine debris, but this goal is only possible through efforts that create quantifiable reductions in trash of all types that could enter the ocean. Assuming that a compost facility designed mainly for green waste, with technology that has been used in very different environment than Hilo, can handle rotting food waste could prove to be a very expensive mistake. Bottom line for reducing marine debris is reducing all types of trash in the environment. Banning PS foam for only those least able to have their voices heard, namely local families who use county parks and the seniors who depend on the County meals program, is not fair. There should be a full review of public impacts of the county ban. Post-consumer food waste including compostable food containers should not be added to the planned compost facility until the facility proves to be composting green waste effectively and selling all the end product quickly. The County should consider not adding post-consumer food waste into the compost facility until proven that it is actually working. Decisions on foodservice containers should be based on feasibility and science while keeping in mind that failure is a real possibility. HRA: Thank you to allow myself to join by phone and try to participate as much as possible and I would like to add to the committee by saying to urge to be careful on decisions a little concerned of the lack of the research and information as a task force maybe have not been able to conduct. Assumptions composting facility viability is an example as far as what may exist in the fire work my experiences serving on the TF as well as dialogue in Honolulu county I think it's important and the facts is critical to the decision to make any major commitments and legislation because of certain uncertainties and business models that may work in other countries. Our remote location is a big factored regardless of any county. SIP-JE: There are a number of things we can and cannot. We all have opportunities to do a number of things. Would really like to address some things ... and help us understand a little better and hopefully move on and come a constructive end and let's knock this out and be constructive if that's okay with everyone else here (HIPSIS Task Force members present nodded heads in agreement) HFIA-TK: EPR...MARINE DEBRIS ISSUES agree these products not designed to degrade Confusion between paper and plastic products and what the end of it will look like for all of these show and tell products and explain plant based vs petroleum based. Of course it's not the goal the fact is they will have a different response. HFIA-LZ: I would echo the statements that this should be our last meeting. It is not viable for business owners to dedicate their entire day to this task force. We have already dedicated three full days. We should focus on issues of consensus. We should attempt to not fight over issues we know that we disagree about. Joy will review the statements that we presented to the council regarding our concerns with taxes, bans and fees. All business representatives that signed the letter agree that we oppose EPR and bans. Many of these individuals are unable to attend and vote today which make this task force unrepresentative of its members. We would like to know that our edits to the minutes were accepted, as that HIPSIS TASK FORCE THIRD SESSION MINUTES Page 4 of 13 HFIA-LZ: is not shown in the document that was made available for us. As such, I am wondering if (cont`d) we can vote about how to approve minutes. CHAIR-DP: We didn't have to approve. CM-MW: Everyone had changes in terms of Joy's response, which will be part of the third report. Those other changes that came in were incorporated in said bill and revised accordingly. HWF: I am not ok with settling for the lowest common denominator. Let's shoot for the stars and speak honestly; this is nothing new just setting an intention to move forward more mindfully. Oppose comment by HFIA-TK regarding factual information. Approximately 35% of what is recyclable is actually recycled in the USA. Let's focus more on source reduction prevention and education. KYD-DY: Like HFIA-TK and HRA pointed out, its being cautious of what we go through I have experience in production end and know more than most present. I want to shoot for sky but I have had a lot of experiences where it doesn't happen the way you think, especially regarding the info on composting as well as production. I'd like to partake in viability production study and think to that extent of both sides there is always an issue of how much water you have and electricity is part of it as well. Need to look at as a whole to make as a viable study and to partake in this kind of area. RH-VH: Environmental evaluations study and who is paying and make more of a fair way and a lot of ways to help spread fairly. How much we pay to maintain a closed landfill?Essential we are paying to store and look at who is paying and county gets ...revenue and expenditures. External cost not captured in market costs. DEM: Know their legislation if there is a good resource or end place then the law gives waiver and business; does not have to comply argument needs to rethink looking ahead and knows regarding the implementation example plastic bag law, it's about timing as operations for DEM. DRD-JD: I have no comment to save time. SUISAN: In business with service to customers, if there is no demand then will not be in business very long and can educate community in what is good, right or wrong. Not here to judge but if can get community buy in to behave as a whole and business will respond to meet that and can see that being a win-win for everybody. We focus on what we can agree to so that we can come out with a feeling of progress. SFHC: Glad to be here. As environmentalist like to have more of a positive outlook and to keep progression and keep business going. We see with many differ...propose in future to have similar and see...good idea...protect and be a model. Continue to do this. HIPSIS TASK FORCE THIRD SESSION MINUTES Page 5 of 13 CHAIR-DP: Make it so they don't have to travel RH-PB: Point of information-there was a stipulation that, if needed, the task force could be continued to January 2017, correct? Chair Paleka`s staff referenced the clause in Resolution 565-16, Draft 3: "...BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this task force will be dissolved on December 2, 2016, unless prior to that date the Council approves by way of resolution a one-year extension. " VOTE #1: Regarding a Resolution Requesting a One-Year Extension for the Hawai`i Island Packaging Sustainability Initiative Stakeholders Task Force. (By raise of hands of Task Force members present, the vote went as followed: 7 ayes, 4 noes, 3 absent, Chair-DP and CM-MW abstained; Refer to `Final Verdict'to view voting block; also recommended to continue HIPSIS via email thread rather than formal meetings) DOH: Let's focus on different things; electronic recycling industry, government, nonprofits, environmentalist...don't know how productive of which container is better. The least common will not get us far. If we continued it would be good if we have a study,just different opinions on the table we come ...viability study and externality studies while considering the convenience of recycling. CM-MW: Reflects 2nd report and make a list of all suggestions wouldn't mind going through them let's run through systematically. Appreciate weigh in. Disagree with assuming. Already doing mulch program. In terms of cost,Racing to Zero is costly to remove Styrofoam. Agree with Suisan is the marketing buy in and going to IUCN forums is that it's too late for that luxury. I would like input on things working on and try to lead on things...education focus on July 1, 2017, our next budget year so doing the things we are all talking about without eliminating the whole intent how we can make this doable. I would embrace some of the things that may say that Wille can help or weigh in on. Whether agree or not it's moving the conversation forward make it most successful by minimizing food scraps and make successful and be happy to talk about this App. Most meaningful conversation in moving forward. Ahupua`a.No more arguing. CHAIR-DP: Lets focus on: 1) Source Reduction; 2) Education; 3) Study by DRD/EM: Feasibility of manufacturing compostable products; external costs; and 4) Specific values through natural resources DRD-JD: I do believe study is critical there should be consideration that DEM is better to do it and look at contracting experts on this field instead of own staff. SIP-JE: Study can but private sector can do as well, especially with regard to extenuating cost. HIPSIS TASK FORCE THIRD SESSION MINUTES Page 6 of 13 KYD-DY: If it's KYD's money, we as business owners take the loss. If government does it, it's my money too (via paid taxes). Caution in proceeding is needed. Future generations may end up paying ---Honolulu's rail is an example of that. DEM: Bringing your own containers encourages reusable a rather than disposables. Create a standard message CM-MW: Design curriculum at school onsite learning. Sent an email of what each knows what's going on or able to do. HWF: Brochure of local vendors of alternatives available. CM-MW: Need to focus on environmental well-being generally and don't know killing birds and how to become more environmentally conscious. Encourage carrots then sticks. Zero waste education rather an ordinance than a resolution. Prioritize compost program.New compostable products being traced. Take home box. Litter management programs: Malama 808 and Litterati. Adopt a Highway/shoreline. Straw wars problem areas and need more trash containers and Kohala students are working on identifying marine waste and making it convenient and fun. Expansion of partnership programs (Matson). Private grants. At 11:30 a.m. Task Force members took a lunch recess and reconvened at 11:55 a.m. DRD-JD: Concerned of further through business education or nurturing environment In recent months this office has been approached because state is both initiatives in area of sustainability and environment. 6 target goals of the Aloha plus challenge have adopted initiative. No one else has unified with initiative except for HI to achieve by 2045. Tesla has been in touch to have HI Island pioneer another group is united power developed in Europe is now coming to HI Island. Great value in establishing high standards in the view of sustainability. We need to partner with these folks. (PowerPoint Presentation conducted by HWF, SIP-EE, and RH; slides available in Appendices) HWF/SIP-EE: Supporting and endorsing those restaurants and efforts that are already there happening, mahalo CM-MW for Bill which aligns with initiatives based on information shared on Zero Waste Hawai`i website, i.e. COH IRSWMP. Would like to hear more about EPR green dot program adding tax or fee on every to-go product container. RH-VH: External cost: Recycle Hawai`i briefly tax rate and determine size then what should be taxed. Tax incentives. Give straws upon request. Grants writing more effectively of cost analysis. HIPSIS TASK FORCE THIRD SESSION MINUTES Page 7 of 13 HWF/SIP-EE: We have compiled known zero waste activities and outreach materials within a shared folder. Let's not reinvent the wheel. HWF has already created a marine debris prevention curriculum and we'd like the County to prioritize education efforts by funding zero waste curriculum in schools and focusing on those as education outreach tools. In addition, we are drafting a brochure for restaurant/food vendors that we have been working on. 1St page shows alternatives to single use plastic. The hold the foam logo is included so it would stand out. 2nd page shows what products are available and made out of It is an educational brochure, and we are open to suggestions. Add logo here. We plan to use as a resources for business owners on Hawai`i Island. We suggest hosting/supporting annual clean up events at bare minimum(e.g., Big Island Community Cleanup events in March, Intl Coastal Cleanup events in Sept). Potential use of data to support legislation and use data to identify the needs (such as legislation, P&R focus, sites for new rubbish cans, or cleanup efforts). Litterati app that has a filter mechanism that allows search in any area. Brands (e.g., Marlboro, Starbucks), item type (e.g., cigarette, container), and material (e.g.,plastic, paper, metal) are identified within the app using hashtags and all data is embedded with exact lat/longitude information. 4th tier government support and county implementation. CM-MW: Suggested in using the HIPSIS shared drive folder. Bring up IUCN experience on conservation and environment. Address head of groups that are multinational. Panamas are pushing as well as cook island. Will submit copies to HIPSIS Google folder. A lot of voluntary certification. Ty for presentation. RH-PB: Mahalo, Vicki, for bringing up the Litterati "App"which can be used by Keep Hawai`i Beautiful members in conducting its annual Community Appearance Indices, where one driver and one or two other members do litter assessment surveys along sections of community highways or streets. This would be a great tool for folks going out there to perform the litter surveys on the Island. Recycle Hawaii is researching a possible pilot study using a machine that reduces the bulk of foam packaging used inside boxes that TVs and computers come in by breaking down to various grades of less dense EPS material. The Hilo Recycling/Reuse Center would be a good venue for us to purchase the machine and use clean Styrofoam packaging materials in a pilot project by grading and mixing it with old latex paint and/or other polymers to produce decorative bricks, ceiling tiles, etc., as a possible local recycling/reuse enterprise. Unfortunately the project would be unable to use food contaminated foam. If any "processing"permits that may be required by the Hawaii Department of Health(DOH) could be obtained for such a pilot project at the Hilo transfer station,then Recycle Hawaii would consider applying for a grant to go forward with the idea possibly with support from County R&D. HIPSIS TASK FORCE THIRD SESSION MINUTES Page 8 of 13 HFIA-TK: In terms of education that assumption of plastics are bad. A political assumption. To decide that one thing is bad is not education rather a sharing of opinions. HFIA-LZ: I would not agree with or unsure if others would support it. CM-MW: Increase county budget for recycling which would mean to urge at the next county budget. CHAIR-DP: What can we agree on from producers? KYD-JG: John(SIP-JE), support for manufacturing compostable products on Hawaii Island was one of the biggest points of agreement. I am hearing you say that County support is not needed because the private sector will do it if there is money (profit) is there. _ countykuleana but rather a private sector. In SIP JE: Again, I don't think study should be a essence it would be sharing a business plan. The strongest mutual goal understood that maybe a statement of support that this would be what can we do to make island ...let's look at closed loop and support what Joy is saying, is that if one thing is looking at grants and contest and other industries. The more you do brands and if it says, "Made in Hawai`i" I mean we can actually export, like Hawai`i Island Packaging Products (HIPP). CHAIR-DP: Without going on, what about ways if we could all support county initiatives investing in promoting manufacturing products. HFIA: Supports initiative and have a couple million dollars from state. Promotion of manufacturing in HI. Need to submit application through DBEDT. If it's profitable people will do it in agreement with that. It's challenging in laws. INNOVATE HAWAII Google this...still have funds and taking in applications. RH-PB: I recommend County Research and Development support research projects that promote the six goals of the Aloha Plus Challenge. Recycle Hawaii has been for over ten years teaching and promoting home composting to literally thousands of families. The worms and other organisms that break down organics will break down compostable, food contaminated packaging in home composting units, but not EPS plate lunch clamshell packaging. We should be taking steps to ensure the maximum amount of organics are diverted from the island's landfills and eventually diverted to the County's planned 2018 commercial scale composting operation. A reduction in single-use foam containers by replacing them with compostable alternatives will work towards achieving the goal of removing organics from the landfills. CM-MW: DRD to encourage on HI ISLAND. Sustainable business practices which is in the Aloha plus challenge. (An idea of COH to adopt initiative but give...) in to what can be done now. We have a deadline let's work on it and have county kick in. Studies send to go out on the pasture. County take initiative to have DRD supporting. HIPSIS TASK FORCE THIRD SESSION MINUTES Page 9 of 13 SIP-JE: Position is that support individual business not the county playing favorites it would be more about business altogether. HWF: The county supporting of manufacturing and packaging on island locally. CHAIR-DP: If we promote packaging on island I believe it will go toward that direction because it's the way it's moving. To have a business to tap into incentives the current push is that it may not happen. Business incentives and whether is making a compostable package or pen or table incentives should be there for all. Ag lands of EZ. If we narrow the specificity to packaging of food products and agree on or promote or what I'm saying is county should get behind promoting innovative waste recycle,reuse and reduction packaging. CM-MW: Look at State; avoid, mitigate and minimize. Solid waste Task Force incorporates concept. Consisting with the IRSWMP and the zero waste policy. We can promote consistent with the hierarchy. KYD-DY: In reply to Jon Wong's (SRHI) question about how a Hawaii Island only compostable manufacturing facility impacts KYD, we know from experience how difficult it will be. New industry is a lot more difficult to get involved in. VOTE#2: Regarding drafting resolution title language - A Resolution urging The County of Hawai`i to Encourage Manufacturing of Packaging on Hawai'i Island that is aligned with the Integrated Resource Solid Waste Management Plan(IRSWMP) and Zero Waste Policies. (After 3 rounds of voting by roll call; after a 4th voice vote - the final decision was UNOPPOSED in support by HIPSIS TF members present; Refer to `Final Verdict'to view voting block) CHAIR-DP: Moving forward - education is too broad VOTE#3: Regarding drafting resolution title language- A Resolution urging the County to join Malama 808 and encourage the use of Litterati, as recommended by the Hawai`i Island Packaging Sustainability Initiative Stakeholders Task Force. (By a voice vote, the final decision was unanimous in support by HIPSIS TF members present) CM-MW: Land based contributions... (CM-MW read her bill aloud) ...July 1, 2018 requirement. Education and.... Vote support or oppose...County food vendors and facility users and using here and not using Styrofoam if we want compost facility to succeed. Limits to county and encourage composting facility. VOTE#4: Regarding drafting resolution title language - A Resolution urging the County to establish educational programs to reduce land-based contributions to marine debris, as recommended by the Hawai`i Island Packaging Sustainability Initiative Stakeholders Task HIPSIS TASK FORCE THIRD SESSION MINUTES Page 10 of 13 Force. (By a voice vote, the final decision was UNOPPOSED in support by HIPSIS TF members present) CHAIR-DP: Don't have a problem but the users of the facility defer revenues. CM-MW: In what way are we unique? SIP-JE: It's not that big of a cost difference not much of an imposition. CM-MW: Compost is going to address drought. HFIA-TK: Introducing food into green compost creates significant operational and financial risk for the County. Banning PS foam foodservice for County operations will create significant cost and performance issues for County senior meals program, as was established during the final hearing on Bill 140. The cost to local families of a PS foodservice ban for the County should be studied and disclosed before a vote is taken. [Chair DP staff handed out copies of the Polystyrene Study by DRD] Task Force members took a short recess and reconvened at 1:47pm CM-MW: It may be construed as backhanding per KYD. Think lining up with the compost facility is more important and preferable. It'll be discussed by the Council. In terms of water packaging, HI is moving towards conservation, so what are we doing to reduce the use of water bottles?Do think we can maybe have agreement on. HFIA-TK: It's not aligned in the IRSWMP. SIP-JE: In previous meetings, a few have worked and failed. The concept is that similar to water bottle you purchase a reusable and cleanable clam shell put in and wash and sanitize which health issues will minimize. Based on demographics. Reduces cost as community buy in. Reduce cost of packaging would reduce cost of consumers and a win-win-win and we can support as a TF but really it's a project more than anything and would love to have a conversation with DOH and HRA. Should start at the State level and work down from there rather than pushing uphill. CM-MW: Restaurants would bring out food put into their container and not taking your cup and putting it across the counter. A counter line process rather. HRA: Would be happy to speak outside of TF to provide assistance on...contingent on DOH and thoughts of types of system. Suggest this be totally separate from the current task force. SIP and HRA to take up. CHAIR-DP: Reusable fund using beer as an example. HIPSIS TASK FORCE THIRD SESSION MINUTES Page 11 of 13 SIP-EE: Conscious culture can bring back bottle and get as a lower price. Water bill reduction- water fill station to show how many reduced.NOAA grant writing class. Public water filling station. DEM: I am involved with HVNP and great to be involved and have worked with UHH psychology sustainability class and also got folks in a mindset of not using plastic bottles as a successful example of how they can work on the island. One caution is the filters is expensive. RH-PB: All three microbreweries on island offer refillable growlers (reusable glass containers) for their customers. HFIA-TK: Encouraging reuse is a positive tactic that doesn't involve bans. Water is not a prepared food thus is not subject to as many health regulations SIP-JE: Keep general in supporting deposit type and did a similar sort of resolution to administration to have county provide water fill stations at county facilities. DEM: Encourage to reduce waste don't want to fill at sink and mouth touched then can help overcome. Refillable water bottle station provide at county facilities. HRA: DOH concern of take home containers and a distinction between takeout food containers and personal beverage containers. More of an acceptance of be are rather than food to regulate contamination process. Any fed law will supersede state and county law(Section 3-304 of Point 17). HWF: HIPSIS TF recommends that the COH retrofit all its facilities and encourage the use of reusable water containers. VOTE #5: Regarding drafting resolution title language- A Resolution encourages the County of Hawai`i retrofit all County facilities with water filling stations. (By a voice vote, the final decision was UNOPPOSED by HIPSIS TF members present) CM-MW: Reach out to others and create a little network. Share contact info. To keep communication. Ok. Moving forward lets work on those resolutions...Danny.... CHAIR-DP: I'll take two resolutions and CM-MW can do two resolutions as well. (Council Members Paleka & Wille deliberated, see Final Verdict on the next page) HIPSIS TASK FORCE THIRD SESSION MINUTES Page 12 of 13 RAISE OF HAND VOTE AYES NOES ABS EX CHAIR-DP X FINAL VERDICT: CM-MW X DEM X RESO #1 A Resolution Requesting a One-Year DRD X Extension for the Hawai`i Island Packaging HFIA x 1 HPP X Sustainability Initiative Stakeholders Task HRA x Force, to be introduced by H,F x Council Member Paleka, as the acting Chair KYD x for the Third Session meeting. RH X DBEDT X DOH X SUISAN X SFHC X SIP X TFDK X RESO #2*A Resolution urging The County of Hawai`i to Encourage Manufacturing of Packaging on Hawai'i Island that is aligned with the Integrated Resource Solid Waste Management Plan(IRSWMP) and Zero Waste Policies; To be introduced by Council Member Daniel K. Paleka, Jr. ROLL CALL VOTE OPT 1 ROLL CALL VOTE OPT 2 ROLL CALL VOTE OPT 3 .. Integrated Resource Solid Waste Management Plan ...Integrated Resource Solid Waste ... Zero Waste Policies (IRSWMP)and Zero Waste Policies Management Plan(IRSWMP) AYES NOES ABS EX AYES NOES ABS EX AYES NOES ABS EX CHAIR-DP X X X CM-MW X X X DEM X X X DRD X X X HFIA x X X HPP X X X HRA x X X HWF x x X KYD X X X RH X X X DBEDT X X X DOH X X X SUISAN X X X SFHC X X X SIP X X X TFDK X X X *As the majority chose OPT 1, a voice vote was conducted with no opposition. HIPSIS TASK FORCE THIRD SESSION MINUTES Page 13 of 13 Due to time constraints, a voice vote was conducted for the remaining resolution titles indicated below; there were NO OPPOSITION for all below: RESO#3 A Resolution urging the County to join Malama 808 and encourage the use of Litterati, as recommended by the Hawai`i Island Packaging Sustainability Initiative Stakeholders Task Force; to be introduced by Council Member Margaret Wille RESO#4 A Resolution urging the County to establish educational programs to reduce land- based contributions to marine debris, as recommended by the Hawai`i Island Packaging Sustainability Initiative Stakeholders Task Force; to be introduced by Council Member Margaret Wille RESO#5 A Resolution encourages the County of Hawai`i retrofit all County facilities with water filling stations;to be introduced by Council Member Daniel K. Paleka, Jr. [during drafting, it was recommended by Corporation Counsel to identify a specific department to ease the process to segway the use of contingency relief funds] CLOSING STATEMENTS: SIP-JE: Mahalo all for being here and made compromises and there are still ways to go and have opportunities in our future and know we will see each other again. Can find common ground again. CHAIR-DP: Mahalo all for participating and take diverse and divergent points of view to really make positive change and can agree that life changes and share our points of view but we get an opportunity to see where things are moving and you all have done a lot in sharing mana'o. Thank you all. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 2:36 P.M.